The Effect of Imagery Exercises on Attention and Performance in Olympic Archers

NCT06739681 | Enrolling By Invitation DMC

• 1 other identifier: IMU-FTR-CK-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 36
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to for beginners in archery in to examine the effects of Imagination and breathing exercises given in addition to 8-week archery training on archery target score, postural sway, attention, hand grip, visualization and respiratory function parameters.. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Do Imagination and breathing exercises have an effect on archery target shooting score?
• Do breathing exercises positively affect shooting performance by reducing postural sway?
• Do archers' imagination skills positively affect their attention and performance?
• Do hand grip strength and reaction time positively affect shooting performance? Participants will Routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants. Researchers will compare control group, Imagination group and meditation group to see if Control group (CG); Only routine exercise program will be applied. To the Imagination Group (IG); In addition to routine exercises, a 15-minute visualization session will be applied. Respiratory Group (SG); Breathing exercises will be applied in addition to routine exercises.

Conditions

Performance Improvement in Beginner Archers

Keywords

Breathing Exercises; Imagination; Cognition; Exercise; Sports; Young Adult

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Postural Sway Assessment

  Postural Sway Assessment will be evaluated with SWAY Medical Balance Application

  Day 1 and 8 weeks later

• Evaluation of Respiratory Function Test Parameters

  Evaluation of Respiratory Function Test Parameters will be done with spirometry test. FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC Physiological values will be recorded.

  Day 1 and 8 weeks later

• Evaluation of Archery Shooting Performance

  Evaluation of Archery Shooting Performance, Archery Shooting Performance Test will be used to measure shooting performance.

  Day 1 and 8 weeks later

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Hand Grip Strength

  Day 1 and 8 weeks later

• Reaction Time

  Day 1 and 8 weeks later

• Mental Imagery Assessment

  Day 1 and 8 weeks later

Study Arms (3)

Control group (CG)

NO INTERVENTION

Only routine exercise program will be applied

Imagination Group (IG)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

In addition to routine exercises, a 15-minute visualization session will be applied.

Other: Routine Intervention; Other: Mental Imagery Intervention

Respiratory Group (RG)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Breathing exercises will be applied in addition to routine exercises.

Other: Routine Intervention; Other: Breathing Exercise Intervention

Interventions

Routine Intervention OTHER

These routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants. Exercise sessions will be planned 2 days a week, every other day, for 8 weeks. It will progress progressively according to the athlete's tolerance.

Imagination Group (IG); Respiratory Group (RG)

Mental Imagery Intervention OTHER

Mental Imagination will be done with Recording Audio. An audio recording will last 5 minutes. The audio recording will be listened to 3 times in one session. The total visualization session will last 15 minutes in a dark and quiet room.

Imagination Group (IG)

Breathing Exercise Intervention OTHER

Participants participating in Pranayama training will practice in a comfortable position in a quiet room at a temperature of 25 ± 2°C. The slow pranayama technique chosen is alternate nasal breathing (Nadishodhana Pranayama).

Respiratory Group (RG)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Completing the study consent form,
• Successful in the The Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST),
• Successful in the Upper Quarter Y Balance Test (YBT),
• Those who do archery sports were included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Having musculoskeletal system problems,
• Having a neurological disease,
• Having vestibular disease,
• Having pulmonary disease,
• Hearing loss,
• Those who have undergone orthopedic surgery will not be included in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medipol University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Medipol University

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Physiotherapist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 7, 2024
• First Posted: December 18, 2024
• Study Start: September 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2024
• Study Completion: June 1, 2025
• Last Updated: December 18, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: 6 months after publication.

Locations

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